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Penn State students are always prepared to show their pride in Penn State and the Nittany Lion football team. Even when the Nittany Lions trailed Michigan in the late stages of the second half on Oct. 12, Nittany Lion fans remained faithful and enthusiastic.

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Photo gallery celebrates Nittany Lion fans

October 17, 2013

Photo gallery celebrates Nittany Lion fans

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With the football team off this past weekend, Penn State News salutes some of the most dedicated Nittany Lion fans with a special photo gallery.

It’s a celebration of the enthusiastic, proud and always innovative force that has become a corner stone of Penn State pride and game days at Beaver Stadium.

A gallery that turns the lens away from the field and throws the spotlight on Nittany Nation and its loyal fans. A celebration of the enthusiastic, proud and always innovative force that has become a cornerstone of Penn State pride and Penn State game days at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State football fans are some of the most creative and devoted sports fans in the nation. This fan, in the student section during the home opener vs. Eastern Michigan, represents the variety of ways Penn State fans show their pride and spirit at Beaver Stadium on game day.

An enthusiastic 'White Out' crowd celebrated a Penn State interception during first half action at the thrilling Michigan game on Oct. 12. A 'White Out' game at Beaver Stadium is one of the most electrifying and memorable sites in all of college football.

Some of the creative wardrobe at a Penn State game has become part of the tradition of a football Saturday at Beaver Stadium. This unknown fan and his group have become staples of game day at Penn State.

The Nittany Lion hitched a traditional ride through the student section following a second half touchdown at Penn State's home opener vs. Eastern Michigan on Sept. 7 at Beaver Stadium. Tradition and unwavering pride are benchmarks of a football Saturday at Penn State.

Penn State students are always prepared to show their pride in Penn State and the Nittany Lion football team. Even when the Nittany Lions trailed Michigan in the late stages of the second half on Oct. 12, Nittany Lion fans remained faithful and enthusiastic.

It's quite easy to find a variety of passionate and inventive Penn State fans in Beaver Stadium on any football Saturday. The student section especially is filled with inspired and original ways the fans display their Penn State pride.

A Beaver Stadium 'White Out' is an awesome sight on game day. Fans from other schools have consistently commented that they have never seen, or heard, anything quite as impressive as a Penn State 'White Out.'

Rain or shine, the student section is always an electrifying site. This rainy 'Blue Out' at Beaver Stadium on Sept. 21 vs Kent State was no exception. The 'Blue Out' was hosted by Penn State's One Heart Campaign, a student group centered around educating people on child sexual abuse prevention. Proceeds from 'Blue Out' games benefit the Pennsylvania Vision of Hope Fund.

The student section showed their 'White Out' spirit as the Penn State Blue Band took to the field for their traditional pre game show prior to the Oct. 12 Michigan game at Beaver Stadium. Game day at Penn State's Beaver Stadium has been described as powerful, unbelievable and even breathtaking by visiting teams, fans and the national media.